Harvey Easter is a 46-year old optimist living in North
Surrey whose life throws at him many reasons to be miserable or
pessimistic. However, his pathological ability to see the bright side pulls him
through while all around is falling apart.
Husband, father, son and tone deaf piano salesman; Harvey manages to see the glass as half full,
even when all around him seems to be falling apart. However, this attitude is
his downfall as Jacqui (aka Jax), his wife of 19 years, has discovered.
The way Jax sees it, instead of dealing with the problems of their marriage
and the two kids, Harvey's
optimism is actually his way of avoiding engagement with the big issues.
Even when life deals Harvey and the Easter family a series of sadistic blows
- be it a terminal illness, a perpetually unfinished extension, a racist mum
coming to stay, a missing cat called Lucky or a Nazi neighbour, Harvey looks on
the positive side.
In Series 2, the recession has hit the Easter family hard. Harvey finds himself faced with a home in
economic lockdown as Jax draws up a series of austerity measures; his
distraught teenage daughter Charlie is forced to put her lavish wedding plans
on hold to grime DJ fiancée Kill-R; and youngest son Robbie starts
experimenting with drugs.
Tensions mount as Harvey's
racist 76 year old mum Lou comes to stay when her Italian plumber boyfriend
dies, but how long will her visit last? And why won't Harvey's best friend Ray introduce them to
his new girlfriend?
Harvey's days as Junior Deputy Assistant Sales Manager at a
Ringfence-Upon-Thames piano shop (soon to be renamed Sean's Super Synths)
must surely be numbered too, and his wife is dangerously close to taking her
new career move with hunky builder Rakesh to the next stage... yet in the midst
of all this economic family turmoil, Harvey's optimism remains steadfast,
convinced that positive thinking reaps dividends.
Mr Blue Sky is about one man battling to remain positive in moments
of crisis, and one woman battling to live with someone who has his head in the
clouds.
